subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis

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noun

a rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults;
death usually occurs within three years;
characterized by primary measles infection before the age of two years
• Syn:
subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, SSPE, inclusion body encephalitis, subacute inclusion body encephalitis, sclerosing leukoencephalitis,
Bosin's disease, Dawson's encephalitis, Van Bogaert encephalitis
• Hypernyms:
panencephalitis